03 August, 2010
Broadway Malyan’s Sir William Rous Unit at Kingston Hospital has been awarded the new Macmillan Quality Environmental Mark.
One of the first sites in the country to be awarded the new standard, the award recognises and rewards good practice and high standards within the physical environment of a cancer care building. It reflects the hard work and dedication of not only the design team but also all of the staff and volunteers who work to make the centre a welcoming and supportive environment for patients and their families. Consideration is given to such things as the greeting people receive when they come to a centre, the use of natural light and outdoor space, and the availability of quiet, private rooms – all areas that were highlighted as really important by people living with cancer who helped develop the award. The MQEM will help to ensure that people affected by cancer are treated and supported in physical environments of uniformly high quality.
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/HowWeCanHelp/CancerEnvironments/MQEM/AwardWinningEnvironments.aspx
